National budget 1.22.10

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Jan 22, 2010 at 12:01 AMJan 22, 2010 at 10:21 PM

GateHouse News Service National Budget
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Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.

KIDZBUZZ ON HAITI: GateHouse News Service offers a page targeted at children to help them understand the Haiti earthquake.
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/kidzbuzz-page-focus-haiti

POLL QUESTION IDEA: Will there be national fallout from Republican Scott Brown winning the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts?
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/poll-question-idea-will-there-be-fallout-republican-scott-brown-winning-us-senate-seat

HAITI ON THE NEWS SERVICE: Check out our package of links to cartoons, columns, editorials and stories. We’ll continue to add to the package as we get content from you.
http://ghnewsroom.com/article/haiti-package-available-gatehouse-news-service

Niche 2010 schedule: Check out the Niche products planned for next year.
http://www.ghnewsroom.com/article/gatehouse-2010-niche-schedule

Lifestyles

MORNING MINUTES: Includes Word of the Day, Web Site of the Day, Number to Know, This Day in History, Today’s Featured Birthday and Daily Quote.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/morning_minutes

BIRDS: Give birds a helping hand this winter - During these briefest days of winter, with the trees draped in snow, the brave little birds puff out their feathers to bear the cold. Stocking birdfeeders can help the birds during these months when their food supply is scarcer. By Anne S. Mazar.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x190610854/Give-birds-a-helping-hand-this-winter

RECIPES WITH A JOLT: Give your recipes a jolt with Mountain Dew - Mountain Dew, that nuclear yellow beverage with more sugar and caffeine than any other soda on the market, sparks a love or hate kind of reaction. For most health care professionals and the parents of small children, it¹s the root of all evil.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/beverages/x1643196618/Give-your-recipes-a-jolt-with-Mountain-Dew

GYM MEMBERSHIPS: Joining a gym? Make sure to read the fine print - Ed Siegal was surprised when a $25 “enhancement fee” from Gold’s Gym was deducted from his bank account in early January. He had canceled his membership to the gym in November. Or so he thought. By Bridget MacDonald.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1643196917/Joining-a-gym-Make-sure-to-read-the-fine-print
- Localize it: Talk to gyms in your town about their policies.

DAVID ROBSON: Baptisia adds burst of color - Many native perennial flowering plants make great landscape plants. Goldenrod, given a bad rap because it flowers at the same time as allergy-producing ragweed, can brighten up the fall garden with yellow when all you have are mums. The only problem is that most of the natives that stand out tend to bloom in August, September and October. Fortunately, most isn¹t all. There are other great bloomers in the spring.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/x1090812700/David-Robson-Baptisia-adds-burst-of-color

CHEF FEHMI: Take stock of a culinary treasure -- Behind every great sauce there is a stock. Stocks, unlike broths, are made from bones, meat scraps, aromatics (carrots, celery and onions), water and spices. They simmer for some time in order to dissolve the collagen (glue-like substance found in muscles, bones and connective tissue) and extract all of their flavors and nutrients. The final strained liquid is gelatinous, flavorful and worthy to be called the first pillar of gastronomy.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/food/x867959896/Chef-Fehmi-Take-stock-of-a-culinary-treasure

KELLY EPPERSON: Generations serving generations, 2010 and every year - This year, 2010, is the year of the engaged older adult. The idea is to celebrate the contributions of older adults and expand civic engagement of all ages. As the baby boomer demographic becomes “older adults,” we have many people to learn from and many people to “engage” in community life.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1090815539/Kelly-Epperson-Generations-serving-generations-2010-and-every-year

BARBARA MURPHY: Stop spreading 'stuped' e-mails -- Sometimes when I do open one of these forwarded e-mails I’m glad I did. Some are funny, and after all, everyone needs a good laugh in January. A lot of them, though, are the same ones that have been circulating for the past five years. They just keep getting recycled over and over again.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/columnists/x1090814272/Barbara-Murphy-Stop-spreading-stuped-e-mails

ASK DOG LADY: The benefits of poodle mixes -- Dog Lady discusses names of trendy mixed-breed dogs, and how not to worry about waking up your dog in the morning.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1658502738/Ask-Dog-Lady-The-benefits-of-poodle-mixes

KITCHEN CALL: Cool as a cucumber -- The scent of cucumbers always reminds me of my grandmother’s kitchen. The room was a center of warmth and happiness, with thick chewy pizzas, roasted chestnuts and bubbling parmigiana casseroles constantly emerging from the oven. The stovetop might hold a pot of long-simmering, meaty tomato sauce or soothing chicken soup.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1920335287/Kitchen-Call-Cool-as-a-cucumber

ALICIA GOSSMAN-STEEVES: Christians should not avoid the culture – The thinking behind all of these rules, was that Christians were supposed to be different from the people in the culture at large. We were supposed to be "in the world, but not of the world," a "peculiar people." What we ended up being, however, was isolationists.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/southwest/colorado/x231949840/Alicia-Gossman-Steeves-Christians-should-not-avoid-the-culture

Entertainment

5 THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND: This week’s suggestions: Watch/donate to the Haiti benefit organized by George Clooney, celebrate National Pie Day, catch “Tooth Fairy” and other new movies opening this week, watch the NFL “final four” and watch the SAG Awards.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x532585037/5-Things-to-Do-This-Weekend-Jan-22-24
- Localize it: List any local Haiti relief efforts, suggest good places to get some pie and list theaters, pubs, etc.

SUDOKU JANUARY: Puzzles for January (554-581) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x1792921242/Sudoku-puzzles-554-581-January-puzzles

SUDOKU FEBRUARY: Puzzles for February (582-609) are available for download. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file, or visit our Puzzles category.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x1090814405/Sudoku-puzzles-582-609-February-puzzles

AT THE MOVIES: Check out our collection of links to this week’s movie content.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x1658503335/At-the-movies-with-GateHouse

MOVIE REVIEW: Quirky 'Town Called Panic' is a blast -- The insanely quirky “A Town Called Panic” is easily the best gift Belgium has bestowed on the movie business since Audrey Hepburn. Like a Monty Python skit on steroids, it basks in its own absurdity in chronicling the adventures of three plastic toy roommates – Horse, Cowboy and Indian – who manage to destroy just about everything they touch.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x867960632/Movie-review-Quirky-Town-Called-Panic-is-a-blast

SNEAK PREVIEW: 'Extraordinary Measures' and other new movies -- Be ready to laugh at the stop-motion film "A Town Called Panic," cringe at the potentially humiliating "The Tooth Fairy" and view "Extraordinary Measures," the first offering from CBS Films.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x231949118/Sneak-preview-Extraordinary-Measures-and-other-new-movies

FLICKS: 'Avatar' a fad, not a life-changing Event -- "Avatar” won the Golden Globe for Best Drama. Whatever that means. The thing about “Avatar” is it won’t change anything about filmmaking. Some movies will be junk. Some won’t. Few, if any, will take as long or cost as much to make. Studios simply won’t take that much of a risk. Few, if any, will require new technology to animate a world.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x485626870/Flicks-Avatar-a-fad-not-a-life-changing-Event

MOVIE PROFILE: Real-life couple play the Darwins in 'Creation' – Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, who costar as botanist Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma, in “Creation,” have been married since 2000. When they’re seen during happy moments in the film, they practically light up the screen. When things are going wrong between them, a different kind of sparks fly.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x745463986/Real-life-couple-play-the-Darwins-in-Creation

THE FARR SIDE: Globes right on target, except for the host -- The Hollywood Foreign Press got it right more times than not during Sunday night’s 67th annual Golden Globe awards telecast.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x190608094/The-Farr-Side-Globes-right-on-target-except-for-the-host

MOVIE MAN: Let DVDs teach you about Che, late-night TV - It’s in two parts. It’s more than four hours long. It’s mostly subtitled. And it¹s about a Marxist revolutionary remembered, if at all, for appearing on a T-shirt. It¹s no wonder Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” didn’t set any box office records.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/dvds_cds/x1920333956/Movie-Man-Let-DVDs-teach-you-about-Che-late-night-TV

NORMAN MAILER: Memoir offers insight into Norman Mailer's final years - When Dwayne Raymond signed on to help Norman Mailer in 2003, he never dreamed it would become a life-altering experience. Certainly he never planned to parlay his exquisite journey into a memoir that touches the heart and offers a brilliant glimpse into the great author’s life and family. But he has. By Melora B. North.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x231951385/Memoir-offers-insight-into-Norman-Mailers-final-years

FOOD RULES: Book review: Michael Pollan gives us 64 ways to eat healthy - Nutrition, writes the talented journalist Michael Pollan, is a science in its infancy. Nutrition science is where surgery was in the 1650s. But what we do know, he says in his brief eater’s manual “Food Rules,” is quite enough to make Americans healthy. By Rae Francoeur.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1643195207/Book-review-Michael-Pollan-gives-us-64-ways-to-eat-healthy

REPORTER TO NOVELIST: Former Milford reporter turns to fiction writing - Stacy Juba, a Blackstone wife and mother of two young daughters and former Milford Daily News reporter, has dug into her past to create fictional alter egos in her mystery novels. By Chris Bergeron.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1643196800/Former-Milford-reporter-turns-to-fiction-writing

WOOD ON WORDS: Understanding all those ‘under’ terms - “Understood.” It was my last word last week, so it¹s only fair that it be the first word this week.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/barry_wood/x1920335067/Wood-on-Words-Understanding-all-those-under-terms

ELIZABETH DAVIES: A word to the haters: Haiti needs our help - If you’ve turned on your television set for something other than the NFL playoffs in the past 12 days, you¹ve likely seen at least one devastating image coming out of Haiti.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/elizabeth_davies/x1090815707/Elizabeth-Davies-A-word-to-the-haters-Haiti-needs-our-help

KENT BUSH: John Edwards' failure was lack of personal discipline - Ambition is like a rocket. When it is directed by discipline, it can propel you to great heights. Without discipline, it can cause an explosion. No one demonstrates the need for disciplined ambition more than John Edwards.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1920334739/Kent-Bush-John-Edwards-failure-was-lack-of-personal-discipline

PHILIP MADDOCKS: With its attacks on rivals exhausted, Tea Party turns its anger on itself.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x867959971/Philip-Maddocks-With-its-attacks-on-rivals-exhausted-Tea-Party-turns-its-anger-on-itself

EDITORIAL: Election didn’t change need for health reform - There are many things that did not change with the loss of the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday: Thousands die each year because they lack access to affordable health care. 46 million Americans remain uninsured. Unless there is fundamental change, the growth in health-care spending will consume this country’s economic growth. An editorial from the State Journal-Register.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/editorials/x1643197020/Editorial-Election-didn-t-change-need-for-health-reform

EDITORIAL: Clout and cash at stake in 2010 census count - There’s a lot at stake with the 2010 U.S. census. Most people realize that, according to a poll released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center, but still about 18 percent weren’t sure or were unlikely to fill out the form. An editorial from the Rockford Register Star.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x190608482/Editorial-Clout-and-cash-at-stake-in-2010-census-count

News

THIS WEEK IN WEIRD: Men hurt in fight over beer, casino patron urinates on machine and more in this week's edition.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1643194831/This-Week-in-Weird-Jan-22

GATES COP: Cop in Gates incident won’t speak at police academy graduation - State officials have overruled an invitation by police academy cadets to have Cambridge Sgt. James Crowley speak at their graduation in the spring. Crowley arrested Henry Louis Gates Jr. at the Harvard professor’s home in July, setting off a debate over race relations. By The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x231950835/Cop-in-Gates-incident-won-t-speak-at-police-academy-graduation

BIZ BITS: Weekly business rail, with tips on shopping for a new TV or camera, BBB warning about Haiti charity scams and more.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1301082982/Biz-Bits-TV-or-camera-shopping-What-you-should-know

MAKING CENTS: List of goals is first step to success - To start a new year of financial resolutions, let's make it real simple. Make a specific list of the financial things that you want to get together. Maybe you want to add more to your 401(k), pay down debt or start a college fund. Simply creating a list of what you'd like to accomplish is an important first step. And to give this list some life, try adding a few other columns. By John P. Napolitano.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1672014491/Making-Cents-List-of-goals-is-first-step-to-success

CHECKOUT LANE: Choosing the right gym - Fran Robbins, manager of Bayshore Athletic Club in Braintree, Mass., says consumers should check what is included in the membership, such as personal training sessions or child care, so they can get the most for their money. By Lana Lagomarsini.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x1689210368/Checkout-Lane-Choosing-the-right-gym
- Localize it: Talk to gyms in your area and get info, quotes, etc.

FINE PRINT: Before giving for Haiti, make sure the charity is legit. By The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x1409378792/Fine-Print-Before-giving-for-Haiti-make-sure-the-charity-is-legit

ON COMPUTERS: Music on Web goes far beyond radio -- New sites feature personalized ways to find and enjoy music.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/business/x745464262/On-computers-Music-on-Web-goes-far-beyond-radio

Sports

NASCAR PREVIEW SECTION: Will Jimmie Johnson win an unprecedented fifth consecutive championship? Will Danica Patrick be more than a marketing blip for NASCAR? Find these are more stories in our NASCAR Preview 2010.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/ghns_pages/x1689212017/NASCAR-2010-Preview-magazine-Can-Jimmie-take-5

NASCAR PAGE: The weekly page will return just before the season starts.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x1792908441/NASCAR-page-Take-it-from-the-top

PETER SILAS PASQUA: Saints vs. Vikings, Brees vs. Favre -- Who would have known that last year's game between the Saints and Vikings was a prelude to Sunday’s NFC Championship at the Superdome. Both the Saints and Vikings blew out their opponents in the Divisional Round and now find themselves on a collision course for the right to go to the Super Bowl in Miami in two weeks.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/southwest/louisiana/x1643196214/Peter-Silas-Pasqua-Saints-vs-Vikings-Brees-vs-Favre

OAK DUKE: Rut prediction for 2010 deer season -- This year, prior to the start of the 2010 deer season, the full moon and the autumn equinox are almost on the same day. This in itself is a bit of an unusual celestial event. But what does it mean for whitetail deer hunters in the Northeast and Midwest?
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/outdoors/x1643196482/Oak-Duke-Rut-prediction-for-2010-deer-season

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